Aussie Childcare Network Forum

Hi, I am a 4 year trained Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Education (Primary & Secondary) teacher with 15 years experience teaching predominantly in Primary Schools (6 years in K-2). I retrained as an Early Childhood Teacher with the Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education. While studying I was working full time in a large centre and was employed as an Early Childhood Teacher. I moved centres after 1 year and completing my Early Childhood Teaching degree. I have been working in my current job for 8 months and I am employed as the Early Childhood Teacher/Educational Leader/Nominated Supervisor roles. When I was employed in my new job I was put on Level 3 and told that as I had only just completed my Early Childhood Teaching degree I could therefore not be classed as having had previous teaching experience in the field, and that I was only 4 year trained (although I completed 4 years of full time study in my Primary/Secondary degree and 2 years part time (1 year equivalent) of Early Childhood). I believe that I should be classed as 5 years trained with 1 year (at least) of experience so I should be on Level 4 minimum. I also would like to know that as a teacher currently in the Nominated Supervisor role, should I be receiving a Nominated Supervisor allowance of sorts.

Any help with this would be appreciated just so that I can clear it all up asap.

I do believe that unless you have previous early childhood experience they will not count any teaching experience from your primary/secondary teaching.
Wow ECT/EL/NS that is A LOT of work!!!
What does your contract state? What award are you being paid under? You'd probably find NS or Director wages are higher than ECT wages...sometimes it depends on what you have negotiated with your employer.

When you say NS are you actually the Director?
Are you at liberty to state what you are currently being paid?